With 493 open valuation appeals pending and the mobile home and automobile values yet to be added, the Lamar County tax digest fell some $12 million, translating to a loss of $800,000 in tax revenue for the county.

Business jet valuations for pre-mid-1990 models are in "dire straits" and likely will never recover, Conklin & de Decker vice president and co-owner David Wyndham said in the company's latest e-newsletter.